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500 Computer Knowledge Questions 1. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

(a) ENIAC (b) Mark –I (c) Analytic Engine (d) UNIVAC-1 (e) None of these

2. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns of a weaving machine?

(a) Pascal (b) Hollerith (c) Babbage (d) Jacquard (e) None of these

3. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as _______

(a) Super Computers (b) Laptops (c) Mini computers (d) File servers (e) None of these

4. Which was the world‟s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

(a) PDP-I, 1958 (b) IBM System/36, 1960 (c) PDP-II, 1961 (d) VAX 11/780, 1962

(e) None of these

5. To access a mainframe or super computer, users often use a_______

(a) Terminal (b) Node (c) Desktop (d) Hand held (e) None of these

6. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

(a) An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers

(b) A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator

(c) Any machine that can perform mathematical operations (d) A machine that works on binary code

(e) None of these

7. PARAM and ANURAG are supercomputers developed in

(a) China (b) USSA (c) England (d) India (e) None of these

8. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

(a) Doing quick mathematical calculations (b) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data

(c) Electronic data processing (d) Performing repetitive tasks accurately (e) None of these

9. Most of the commonly used personal computers/laptops do not have a command key known as ____

(a) Turnover (b) Shift (c) Alter (d) Delete (e) Insert

10. Most important advantage of an IC is its

(a) Easy replacement in case of circuit failure (b) Extremely high reliability (c) Reduced Cost

(d) Lower power consumption (e) None of these

11. The computer that process both analog and digital is called

(a) Analog computer (b) Digital computer (c) Hybrid computer (d) Mainframe computer

(e) None of these

12. Where was India‟s first computer installed and when?

(a) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1977 (b) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971




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(c) Indian Iron & Steel Co .Ltd., 1968 (d) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955

(e) None of these

13. Fifth generation computer is also known as

(a) Knowledge information processing system (b) Very large scale integration (VLSI)

(c) Both of above (d) None of above (e) None of these

14. Chief component of first generation computer was

(a) Transistors (b) Vacuum Tubes and Valves (c) Integrated Circuits (d) None of above

(e) None of these

15. Which operation is not performed by computer?

(a) Inputting (b) Processing (c) Controlling (d) Understanding (e) None of these

16. Second Generation computers were developed during

(a) 1949 to 1955 (b) 1956 to 1965 (c) 1965 to 1970 (d) 1970 to 1990 (e) None of these

17. Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?

(a) First Generation (b) Second Generation (c) Fifth Generation (d) Sixth Generation

(e) Fourth Generation

18. The computer size was very large in

(a) First Generation (b) Second Generation (c) Third Generation (d) Fourth Generation

(e) None of these

19. Which generation of computer is still under development?

(a) Fourth Generation (b) Fifth Generation (c) Sixth Generation (d) Seventh Generation

(e) None of these

20. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

(a) First Generation (b) Second Generation (c) Third Generation (d) Fourth Generation

(e) None of these

21. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

(a) Buffer Size (b) Resolution (c) Vertical Dimensions (d) Intelligence

(e) None of these

22. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the

(a) Block definition (b) Record contain clause (c) Blocking factor (d) Record per block factor

(e) None of these

23. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

(a) Magnetic core (b) Semiconductor (c) Magnetic tape (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) None of these

24. One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is




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(a) Words are usually larger in microprocessors (b) Words are shorter in microprocessors

(c) Microprocessor does not contain I/O devices (d) Exactly the same as the machine cycle time

(e) None of these

25. An integrated circuit is

(a) A complicated circuit (b) An integrated device (c) Much costlier than a single transistor

(d) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip (e) None of these

26. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation

characters used in electronic data processing system is called

(a) ASCII (b) EBCDIC (c) BCD (d) All of above (e) None of these

27. CD-ROM can store upto______ MB of data.

(a) 700 MB (b) 4000 floppy disk (c) 320 MB (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) None of these

28. Which of the following is associated with error detector?

(a) Odd parity bit (b) Even parity bit (c) Both of the above (d) None of above

(e) None of these

29. Which statement is valid?

(a) 1 KB = 1024 bytes (b) 1 MB = 2048 bytes (c) 1 MB = 1000 bytes (d) 1 KB = 1000 bytes

(e) None of these

30. Which of the following is true?

(a) Fields are composed of bytes (b) Records are composed of fields

(c) Fields are composed of characters (d) All of the above (e) None of these

31. An example of non-numeric data is

(a) Bank Balance (b) Examination marks (c) Real Numbers (d) Employee Address

(e) None of these

32. How many options does a binary choice offer?

(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) It depends on the amount of memory in the computer

(e) It depends on the speed of the computer‟s processor

33. How many values can be represented by a single byte?

(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 256 (e) 512

34. One megabyte equals approximately

(a) 1,000 bits (b) 1,000 bytes (c) 1 million bytes (d) 1 million bits (e) 2,000 bytes

35. Which of the following is true?

(a) Byte is a single digit in a binary number (b) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers

(c) Eight-digit binary number is called a byte (d) Eight-digit binary number is called a bit




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(e) None of these

36. The primary goal of a computer system is to turn data into

(a) Ideas (b) Suggestions (c) Information (d) Reports (e) None of these

37. The _____ of a system includes the programs or instructions.

(a) Hardware (b) Icon (c) Information (d) Software (e) None of these

38. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical space is

(a) Word length (b) Byte (c) Data density (d) Field (e) None of these

39. Condensing output data to exhibit specific information is

(a) Calculating (b) Recording (c) Merging (d) Summarizing (e) None of these

40. Which of the following is largest unit of storage?

(a) GB (b) KB (c) MB (d) TB (e) None of these

41. A _______ represents approximately one billion memory location.

(a) Kilobyte (b) Megabyte (c) Gigabyte (d) Terabyte (e) None of these

42. The term gigabyte refers to

(a) 1024 bytes (b) 1024 kilobytes (c) 1024 megabytes (d) 1024 gigabyte

(e) None of these

43. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:

(a) Application software (b) System software (c) Operating system software

(d) Platform software (e) None of these

44. ________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.

(a) An instruction (b) Software (c) Memory (d) A processor (e) None of these

45. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer‟s hardware devices and ______

software to work together.

(a) Management (b) Processing (c) Utility (d) Application (e) None of these

46. The two broad categories of software are:

(a) Word processing and spreadsheet (b) Transaction and application (c) Windows and Mac OS.

(d) System and application (e) None of these

47. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to

(a) Console-operator (b) Programmer (c) People ware (d) System Analyst

(e) None of these

48. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a /an

(a) Interpreter (b) Simulator (c) Complier (d) Commander (e) None of these




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49. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called

a/an

(a) Interpreter (b) CPU (c) Compiler (d) Simulator (e) None of these

50. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

(a) System software (b) Application software (c) Utility programs (d) Operating system

(e) None of these

51. Analog computer works on the supply of

(a) Continuous electrical pulses (b) Electrical pulses but not continuous (c) Magnetic strength

(d) None of the above (e) None of these

52. Computers gather data, which means that allow users to _________ data.

(a) Present (b) Input (c) Output (d) Store (e) None of these

53. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of

the picture is considered

(a) Data (b) Output (c) Input (d) The process (e) none of these

54. ___________ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.

(a) Hardware (b) A device (c) A peripheral (d) An application (e) None of these

55. The components that process data are located in the:

(a) Input devices (b) Output devices (c) System unit (d) Storage component

(e) None of these

56. The components that process data are located in the:

(a)Input devices (b) Output devices (c) System unit (d) Storage component

(e) None of these

57. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:

(a) Scanner (b) Mouse (c) Keyboard (d) Printer (e) None of these

58. Which of the following is an example of an input device?

(a) Scanner (b) Speaker (c) CD (d) Printer (e) None of these

59. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT a:

(a) Hard disk drives (b) Printers (c) Floppy disk drives (d) CD drives (e) None of these

60. The _________ also called the “brins” of the computer, is responsible for processing data

(a) Motherboard (b) Memory (c) RAM (d) Central processing unit (CPU) (e) None of these

61. The CPU and memory are located on the:

(a) Expansion board (b) Motherboard (c) Storage device (d) Output device

(e) None of these




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62.__________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or

your electronic thermostat.

(a) Servers (b) Embedded computers (c) Robotic computers (d) Mainframes (e) None of these

63. Which of the following devices can be processed to directly image printed text?

(a) OCR (b) OMR (c) MICR (d) All of above (e) None of these

64. The output quality of a printer is measured by

(a) Dot per inch (b) Dot per sq. inch (c) Dots printed per unit time (d) All of above

(e) None of these

65. An error in software of hardware is called a bug . what is the alternative computer jargon for it ?

(a) Leech (b) Squid (c) Slug (d) Glitch (e) None of these

66._________ was the first output device to print graphics and large engineering drawings.

(a) Plotter (b) Laser printer (c) Inkjet printer (d) Impact printer (e) None of these

67. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is this common

name for such boards?

(a) Daughter board (b) Mother board (c) Father board (d) Breadboard (e) None of these

68. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except;

(a) Microprocessor (b) Disk controller (c) Serial interface (d) Modem (e) None of these

69. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

(a) Primary memory (b) Control section (c) External memory (d) Cache memory

(e) None of these

70. What is the latest write – once optical storage media?

(a) Digital paper (b) Magneto – optical disk (c) WORM disk (d) CD-ROM disk

(e) None of these

71. Before a disk can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the records disk

address, what information does the address specify?

(a) Track number (b) Sector number (c) Surface number (d) All of the above (e) None of these

72. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

(a) More expensive (b) More portable (c) Less rigid (d) Slowly accessed (e) None of these

73. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?

(a) Hard disks (b) High – density disks (c) Diskettes (d) Templates (e) None of these

74. Regarding a VDU, which statement is more correct?

(a) IT is an output device (b) It is an input device (c) It is a peripheral device

(d) IT is hardware item (e) None of these




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75. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?

(a) Display screen (b) Soft copy screen (c) Hard copy terminal (d) Plotter

(e) None of these

76. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically – charged ink sprayed dots

is called

(a) Laser printer (b) Ink-jet printer (c) Drum printer (d) chan printer (e) None of these

77. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

(a) Laser printer (b) Inkjet printer (c) Daisy wheel printer (d) Dot matrix printer

(e) None of these

78. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio

response is

(a) Magnetic tape (b) Voice response unit (c) Voice recognition unit (d) Voice band

(e) None of these

79. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as

(a) Paper tapes (b) Magnetic tape (c) Punched papers tape (d) Card punch

(e) None of these

80. A/n …………. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU

(a) Input (b) Output (c) CPU (d) Memory (e) None of these

81. Current SIMMs have either ……… or……… connectors (pins)

(a) ( or 32 (b) 30 or 70 (c) 28 or 72 (d) 30 or 72 (e) None of these

82. Which of the following is not an input device?

(a) VDU (b) Speakers (c) Keyboard (d) (1) and (2) (e) None of these

83. Which is considered a direct entry input devices?

(a) Optical scanner (b) Mouse and Digitizer (c) Light pen (d) All of the above (e) None of these

84. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

(a) Bus (b) Control unit (c) Semiconductors (d) (1) and (2) only (e) None of these

85. Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon

forms?

(a) Daisy wheel (b) Dot matrix (c) Laser (d) thimble (e) None of these

86. Magnetic tape can serve as

(a) Secondary storage media (b) Output media (c) Input media (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

87. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?




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(a) To produce result (b) To compare numbers (c) To control flow of information

(d) To do math‟s works (e) None of these

88. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform

(a) Arithmetic operation (b) Logic operation (c) Fetch operations (d) Either of the above

(e) None of these

89. Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink power?

(a) Daisy wheel printer (b) Line printer (c) Laser printer (d) Thermal printer

(e) None of these

90. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?

(a) Laser printer (b) Ink jet printer (c) Plotter (d) Dot matrix printer (e) None of these

91. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of

data of data for batch processing?

(a) Mouse (b) Magnetic disk (c)visual display terminal (d) Card punch (e) None of these

92. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor is

(a) Kips (b) Pc (c) Mainframe (d) Intelligent terminals (e) None of these

93. The storage capacity of a disk system depends on the bits per inch of track and the tracks per inch of

(a) Cylinder (b) Hum (c) Cluster (d) Surface (e) None of these

94. The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as

(a) Acoustic couples (b) Access arm (c) Cluster (d) All of the above (e) None of these

95. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is

(a) CPU (b) Memory (c) Mass storage (d) Secondary storage (e) None of these

96. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?

(a) Disk (b) CPU (c) Printer (d) ALU (e) None of these

97. Another word for a daisy wheel printer.

(a) Petal printer (b) Golf ball printer (c) Laser printer (d) Line printer (e) None of these

98. An input/output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is

(a) Keyboard (b) Terminal (c) Printer (d) Plotter (e) None of these

99. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is

(a) Cylinder (b) Surface (c) Track (d) Cluster (e) None of these

100. The brain of any computer system is

(a) ALU (b) Memory (c) CPU (d) Control unit (e) None of these

101. Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?

(a) Removable hard disk cartridges (b) (Magneto – optical) Disk (c) Flexible disks cartridges




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(d) All of the above (e) None of these

102. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?

(a) Resolution (b) colour depth (c) Refresh rate (d) All of the above (e) None of these

103. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?

(a) Floppy/ hard disks (b) CD- ROMs (c) Tape devices (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

104. Before a disk can be used to store data. it must be ……

(a) Formatted (b) Reformatted (c) addressed (d) None of above (e) None of these

105. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

(a) Dot matrix printer (b) Digital plotter (c) Line printer (d) all of the above

(e) None of these

106. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

(a) Grater than (b) Less than (c) Equal to (d) All of the above (e) None of these

107. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and compute ring?

(a) Disk unit (b) Control unit (c) ALU (d) Modem (e) None of these

108. Which one of the following input device is user – programmable?

(a) Dumb terminal (b) Smart terminal (c) VDT (d) Intelligent terminal (e) None of these

109. High level language is also called

(a) Problem oriented language (b) Business oriented language (c) Mathematically orienty language


110. FORTRAN is

(a) File Translation (b) Format Translation (c) Formula translator (d) Floppy Translation

(e) None of these

111. Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?

(a) c (b) C++ (c) Java (d) COBOL (e) Microsoft

112. What kind of software would you most likely use to keep track of a billing account?

(a) Word processing (b) Electronic publishing (c) Spreadsheet (d) Web authoring

(e) None of these

113. What is correcting errors in a program called?

(a) Interpreting (b) Translating (c) Debugging (d) Compiling (e) None of these

114. ____________ software allows users to perform calculation on rows and columns of data

(a) Word processing (b) Presentation graphics (c) Database Management system

(d) Electronic spreadsheet (e) None of these




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115. In UNIX, command “! $” is used to

(a) Repeat last word of last command line (b) Repeat entire last command line

(c) Count the number of arguments (d) Match to unknown values (e) None of these

116. Which type of software manages the computers processes, functioning as an interface, connecting the

user, the application software user, the application software and the hardware?

(a) System software (b) Utility program (c) Translator program (d) Operating system

(e) None of these

117. All of the following terms are associated with spread sheet software except.

(a) Worksheet (b) cell (c) formula (d) Virus detection (e) None of these

118._______, are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.

(a) Control words (b) Resaved words (c) reserved keys (d) Control structure

(e) None of these

119. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into

(a) Web sites (b) Information (c) Programs (d) Objects (e) None of these

120. _______ is the process of finding errors in software code.

(a) Compiling (b) Testing (c) Running (d) Debugging (e) None of these

121. A _________ contains specific rules and works that express the logical steps of an algorithm

(a) Syntax (b) Programming structure (c) Programming language (d) Logic chart

(e) None of these

122. A single application that combines the major features of several types of application is called

(a) Integrated software (b) A suite (c) A combo package (d) High- end

(e) None of these

123. Application software

(a) Is used to control the operating system (b) Is designed to help programmers (c) Performs

specific task for computer users (d) Is used for making design only (e) All of the above

124. A program embedded in a semi conductor chip during their manufacture is called

(a) Human ware (b) firm ware (c) live ware (d) hardware

(e) Software

125. In the “c” language the function scanf ( ) reads

(a) Single character (b) character and strings (c) any possible number (d) any possible variable type

(e) Limited variable types

126. An image editing software in which we can draw and edit images, is

(a) Page maker (b) MS- paint (c) Photo image (d) front page (e) Corel draw




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127. A set of instruction telling the computer what to do is called

(a) Mentor (b) instructor (c) compiler (d) program (e) debugger

128. Which of the following computer language is a mathematically oriented language used for scientific

problems?

(a) FORTRAN (b) COBL (c) LISP (d) PROLOG (e) APPLE

129. What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the

computer?

(a) Utility software (b) Operating system (c) Word processing software (d) Database programs

(e) None of these

130. What is the process of copying software program from secondary storage media to the hard disk

called?

(a) Configuration (b) Download (c) Storage (d) Upload (e) Installation

131. How can the user determine what programs are available on a computer?

(a) Checking the hard disk properties (b) Viewing the installed programs during the booting process

(c) Checking the operating system for a list of installed programs

(d) Checking the existing files saved on the disk (e) None of these

132. The first computers were programmed using __________

(a) Assembly language (b) Machine language (c) Source code (d) Object code (e) Spaghetti code

133. The PC (personal computer) and the apple Macintosh are examples of two different :

(a) Platforms (b) Application (c) Programs (d) Storage devices

(e) None of these

134. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different _________ to process data and different operating

system.

(a) Language (b) Methods (c) CPUs (d) storage devices (e) None of these

135. __________ controls the way in which the computer system function and provides a means by which

users can interact with the computer.

(a) The platform (b) The operating system (c) Application software (d) The motherboard

(e) None of these

136. File extensions are used order to.

(a) Name the file (b) Ensure the filename is not lost (c) Identify the file (d) Identify the file type

(e) None of these

137. The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary

storage device into the computer memory is called




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(a) Duping (b) booting (c) Padding (d) All of above (e) None of these

138. A name or number used to identify a storage location devices?

(a) A byte (b) A record (c) An address (d) All of above (e) none of these

139. Which is of the following is NOT a famous operating system ?

(a) Windows vista (b) MAC OS x (c) Linux (d) Sun OS (e) Virtual box

140. What happens when your boot up a PC?

(a) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory

(b) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk

(c) Portions of the operating system are compiled

(d) Portions of the operating system are emulated

(e) None of these

141. The operating system is the most common type of ________ software

(a) Communication (b) Application (c) System (d) Word- processing (e) None of these

142. In DOS, which of the following command is used to delete all the files as well as sub-directories of a

directory?

(a) Delete (b) Del (c) Deltree (d) Move (e) None of these

143.________ is when the computer is turned on and the operating system is loading.

(a) Booting (b) Flashing (c) Tracking (d) Taping (e) None of these

144. The _____ allows you to access object and start programme.

(a) Default menu (b) XP menu (c) Start menu (d) Stop menu (e) None of these

145. _________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which

users can interact with the computer.

(a) The platform (b) The operating system (c) Application software (d) The motherboard

(e) None of these

146. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste?

(a) File (b) Tools (c) special (d) Edit (e) None of these

147. The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately ______ is used.

(a) File allocation table (b) directory (c) sequential access (d) Direct access

(e) None of these

148. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the _________ key.

(a) home (b) a (c) page up (d) enter (e) none of these

149. The______ tells the computer how to use its components.

(a) Utility (b) network (c) operating system (d) application program (e) None of these




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150. A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and process information is

called

(a) Operating system (b) Computer (c) Office (d) compiler (e) interpreter

151. Which of the following can handle most system functions that aren‟t handed directly by the operating

system?

(a) Vertical market application (b) Utilities (c) Algorithms (d) Integrated software

(e) Compilers

152. Dos and windows 3.x support file names upto ___________ characters in length.

(a) Two (b) Four (c) Six (d) eight (e) None of these

153. In dos the “label” command is used to

(a) Create the label of disk (b) Change the label of disk (c) Remove the label of disk

(d) Both (1) and (2) (e) All of the above

154. Which command is used to delete file from a directly in Dos.

(a) REN (b) Del (c) CD (d) MD (e) None of these

155. Which process check to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected

properly?

(a) Booting (b) Processing (c) Saving (d) Editing (e) None of these

156. What is backup?

(a) Adding more components to your network (b) Protecting data by coping it from the original source

to a different destination (c) Filtering old data from the new data (d) Accessing data on tape (e)

None of these

157. What is the main folders on a storage device called?

(a) Platform (b) interface (c) Root directory (d) Device driver (e) None of these

158. The device that assembles group of characters into complete messages prior to their entering the CPU

is called

(a) An interpreter (b) A compiler (c) A communication processor (d) An editor (e) A translator

159. the subsystem of the kernel and hardware that cooperates to translate virtual to physical addresses

comprises to translate virtual to physical addresses comprises

a) Process management subsystem (b) Memory management subsystem

(c) Input/output management subsystem (d) All of the above (e) None of these

160. A(n) ___________ is a program that makes the computer easier to use.

(a) Operating system (b) Application (c) Utility (d) Network (e) none of these

161. You organize files by strong them in.




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(a) Archive (b) Folders (c) Indexes (d) Lists (e) None of these

162. The name that the user give to a document is referred to as.

(a) Name given (b) Document given (c) File name (d) Document identify (e) None of these

163. How many different documents can you opened at any one time?

(a) No more than three (b) Only one (c) As many as you computer memory will hold

(d) No more than you taskbar can display (e) None of these

164. Editing document consist of testing through the document you‟ve created them.

(a) All have the same motive (b) Break into other people‟s computers

(c) May legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage

(d) are people who are allergic to computers (e) None of these

165. Hackers

(a) All have the same motive (b) Break into other people‟s computers

(c) May legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage

(d) Are people who are allergic to computers (e) None of these

166. One or more defects or problems that prevent the software from working as intended or working at all

is a(n)

a) Bug (b) Boot (c) Programming language (d) Fuzzy logic (e) None of these

167. Information in a database is typically stored in this, which consists of vertical columns and horizontal

rows?

(a) Field (b) Record (c) Table (d) File (e) None of these

168. A ______ is an organised collection of data about a single entity.

(a) File (b) Library (c) Database (d) Dictionary (e) None of these

169. The smallest unit of information about a record in a database is called a

(a) Cell (b) Field (c) Record (d) Query (e) None of these

170. In database a field is a ________

(a) Label (b) Table of information (c) Group of related records (d) Category of information

(e) None of these

171. _______ means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable

(a) Data redundancy (b) Data integrity (c) Data reliability (d) Data consistency

(e) None of these

172. Arranging of data in a logical sequence is known as

(a) Classifying (b) Searching (c) Sorting (d) Reproducing (e) None of these

173. Data structure includes




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(a) Array (b) Execution statement (c) Interaction (d) Both (b) and (c) (e) List

174. The dbase III plus is mostly used for

(a) Office automation (b) Database management problems (c) Scientific problems

(d) Calculations only (e) None of these

175. The basic building block of a database that contains related records is

(a) Query (b) Form (c) Table (d) Edited Page (e) Report

176. Which out of the following is not a DBMS software?

(a) dBASE (b) FOXPRO (c) ORACLE (d) SyBase (e) Data base 2000

177. Array is ______

(a) Linear data structure (b) Non-linear data structure (c) Complex data structure

(d) Simple data structure (e) None of these

178. A computer checks the _____ of user names and passwords for a match before granting access.

(a) Website (b) Network (c) Backup file (d) Database (e) None of these

179. In a relational database, this is a data structure that organizes the information about a single topic

into rows and columns.

(a) Block (b) Record (c) Tuple (d) Table (e) Command line interface

180. The default extension of Access database file is

(a) db (b) adb (c) dba (d) mdb (e) None of these

181. In Access, this can be created, selected and manipulated as a unit

(a) Property (b) File (c) Object (d) Operator (e) None of these

182. A storage device where the access time is depended upon the location of the data is

(a) Random access (b) Serial access (c) Sequential access (d) Transaction access

(e) None of these

183. In a database _____ fields store numbers used to perform calculation.

(a) Next (b) Key (c) Alphanumeric (d) Numeric (e) None of these

184. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?

(a) Sequential (b) ISAM (c) VSAM (d) B-Tree Index (e) None of these

185. Which of the following types of tables constraints will prevent the entry of duplicate rows?

(a) Primary key (b) Unique (c) Null (d) Foreign Key (e) None of these

186. Which of the following is a reason for creating a list instead of creating a database?

(a) To prevent data inconsistency (b) To prevent data redundancy

(c) To make it easier to share data in a central location (d) To organize data for simple tasks

(e) None of these




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187. _________ means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.

(a) Data redundancy (b) Data integrity (c) Data reliability (d) Data consistency

(e) None of these

188. A picture would be stored in a(n) _______ field in a data base.

(a) Text (b) Memo (c) Object (d) Hyperlink (e) None of these

189. In a database, a field is a:

(a) Label (b) Table of information (c) Group of related records (d) Category of information

(e) None of these

190. A group of related fields in a database is called a(n):

(a) Record (b) Object (c) Memo (d) Table (e) None of these

191. A group of related records in a database is called a(n):

(a) Column (b) Object (c) Key (d) Table (e) None of these

192. All of the following are types of database, EXCEPT:

(a) Relational (b) Relation-oriented (c) Object-oriented (d) Multidimensional

(e) None of these

193. In a relational database, tables are logically linked to each other by a:

(a) Key (b) Hyperlink (c) Field Type (d) Field Size (e) None of these

194. Which of the following would NOT ordinarily be considered unstructured data?

(a) Text (b) Video (c) Audio clips (d) MP3 files (e) None of these

195. In addition to keying data directly into the database, data entry can be done from a(n):

(a) Input form (b) Table (c) Field (d) Data dictionary (e) None of these

196. In computer language, one kilobyte equals ____?

(a) 1000 bytes (b) 1024 bytes (c) 100 bytes (d) 8 bytes (e) None of these

197. Example of a telecommunications device is a _____?

(a) Keyboard (b) Mouse (c) Modem (d) Printer (e) Scanner

198. Data on floppy disks is recorded in rings called ____?

(a) Sectors (b) Ringers (c) Rounders (d) Tracks (d) Segments

199. Most application software today come with an interface called a (n) _____?

(a) Graphical User interface (b) Character user interface (c) Icon user interface

(d) Voice instructions system (e) Button user interface

200. On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as ____?

(a) Slots (b) Sockets (c) Ports (d) Lines (e) None of these

201. In a microcomputer system, the CPU is contained on a single chip called the _____?




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(a) Semi-conductor (b) ALU (c) Microprocessor (d) Control Unit (e) None of these

202. A program written in a high level language is referred to as _____?

(a) Source code (b) Object code (c) Machine code (d) Assembly code (e) None of these

203. You organize files by storing them in ____?

(a) Archives (b) Folders (c) Indexes (d) Lists (e) None of these

204. File extensions are used in order to _____?

(a) Name the file (b) Ensure the filename is not lost (c) Identify the file (d) Identify the file type

(e) None

205. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as ____?

(a) Volatile storage (b) Non-volatile storage (c) Sequential storage (d) Direct storage

(e) None of these

206. In order to tell Excel that we are entering a formula in a cell, the user must begin with an operator,

such as _____?

(a) $ (b) @ (c) = (d) # (e) None of these

207. _____ is the process of summarizing data from more than one source?

(a) Data validation (b) Data consolidation (c) Data Form (d) Data Filter

(e) None of these

208. A memory in which the information is stored last is on top & is retrieved first is known as _____?

(a) PROM (b) Buffer (c) Stack (d) RAM (e) None of these

209. What does that acronym EGA stands for?

(a) Enhanced graphic array (b) Extended graphic array (c) Monochrome graphic adapter

(d) Enhanced graphic adapter (e) Extended graphic adapter

210. Which menu option can be used to split windows into two?

(a) Format -> windows (b) View > Windows > Split (c) Windows > split

(d) View ? Split (e) None of these

211. Which one is the example of spreadsheet package?

(a) Visicalc (b) Unify (c) Ada (d) Snowball (e) None of these

212. What are “Lap Tops”?

(a) Computers used in Clinical laboratories (b) A computer manufactures by Compaq

(c) A computer having a voice recognition system (d) Light weight computers, small enough to fit in

a small carry bag (e) None of these

213. Which of the following is not a part of a standard office suite?

(a) File Manager (b) Image Editor (c) Database (d) Word processor (e) None of these




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214. Ethernet, LAN, Token Ring and Token Bus are types of _____?

(a) WAN (b) Communication channels (c) LAN (d) Physical medium (e) None of these

215. A light-sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other image into digital form is ____?

(a) Key board (b) Plotter (c) Scanner (d) OMR (e) None of these

216. Which of the following are the functions of DOS?

(A) Controlling the Input and Output Operations (B) Controlling the interaction between the user and the

computer (C) Controlling the process of storing and organizing different files

(a) Only A (b) Only A and B (c) Only B and C (d) All A, B and C (e) None of these

217. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different to process data and different operating systems?

(a) languages (b) methods (c) CPUs (d) Storage (e) None of these

218. _____ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up

and does not get erased when the power is turned off?

(a) The Network interface Card (NIC) (b) The CPU (c) RAM (d) ROM (e) None of these

219. A family of polynomial block codes designed to correct burst errors is known as ______?

(a) Bar codes (b) Gray codes (c) Fire codes (d) Mnemonics (e) None of these

220. _____ means to enlarge a window to its maximum area so that it will fill entire desktop?

(a) Maximize (b) Zoom (c) Enlarge (d) Extend (e) None of these

221. When a language has the capability to produce new data types, it is said to be _____?

(a) reprehensible (b) encapsulated (c) overloaded (d) extensible (e) None of these

222. A software convert a complete HLL program to machine language in one go?

(a) Compiler (b) Assembler (c) Loader (d) Interpreter (e) None of these

223. Which of the following is a popular DOS based spreadsheet?

(a) Excel (b) Word (c) Smart cell (d) Lotus 1-2-3 (e) None of these

224. Selecting landscape changes our page from a _____?

(a) Wide to tall orientation (b) Tall to wide orientation (c) Normal font size to a condensed one

(d) Condensed front size to a normal one (e) None of these

225. A Bitmap is a _____?

(a) Format which windows use for desktop wall paper (b) Graphic file format made up of small dots

(c) specific kind of bitmap files with the BMP extension (d) All of these (e) None of these

226. What is an Operating system?

(a) It is an interface between User and the Computer (b) It manages all resources

(c) It does all process management tasks (d) All of the above (e) None of these

227. Files with VXD extension represent ____?




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(a) Normal text files (b) Application programmes (c) Device Drivers

(d) Executable files (e) None of these

228. A world wide web contains web pages ___?

(a) residing in many computers (b) created using HTML (c) with links to other web pages

(d) residing in many computers linked together using HTML

229. The PC (personal computer) and Apple Macintosh are examples of two different _____?

(a) platforms (b) applications (c) programs (d) storage devices (e) None of these

230. _____ is a set of computer used on a computer to help perform tasks?

(a) An instruction (b) software (c) Memory (d) A processor (e) None of these

231. Which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of computer fluency?

(a) Understanding the capabilities and limitations of computers

(b) Being able to write computer programs (c) Becoming comfortable with the use of computers

(d) Understanding the legal, ethical and societal implications of computing (e) None of these

232. Bit refers to a ____?

(a) computer language (b) CPU instruction (c) 0 or 1 value

(d) digital representation of an alphabetic character (e) None of these

233. The prefix that stands for a one billionth is ____?

(a) Giga (b) Tera (c) Nano (d) Peta (e) None of these

234. What is the correct association between a hardware component and a computer function?

(a) Monitor ? input (b) Mouse ? input (c) CPU ? storage (d) Hard disk ? processing

(e) None of these

235. The metal or plastic case that houses the physical components of a computer together is called the

_____?

(a) central processing unit (b) storage device (c) motherboard (d) system unit

(e) None of these

236. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?

(a) Dumb terminal (b) Smart terminal (c) VDT (d) Intelligent terminal (e) None of these

237. A framework in which circuit boards can be mounted is _____?

(a) switch circuit (b) chip (c) card cage (d) Bar code (e) None of these

238. Which of the following is an example of a real-time operating system?

(a) Lynx (b) MS DOS (c) Windows XP (d) Symbian (e) None of these

239. To set a register or counter to the all-zero-state is _____?

(a) Rerun (b) Reset (c) Remote (d) Release (e) None of these




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240. CD-ROM can store upto ____ MB of data?

(a) 600 MB (b) 400 MB (c) 320 MB (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) None of these

241. The MS-DOS operating system is a ____?

(a) graphical user interface, single-tasking operating system

(b) graphical user interface, multi-tasking operating system

(c) command-driven interface, single-tasking operating system

(d) command-driven interface, multi-tasking operating system (e) None of these

242. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called ____?

(a) mentor (b) instructor (c) compiler (d) program (e) debugger

243. How many ways you can save a document?

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 (e) None of these

244. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into ____?

(a) Websites (b) information (c) programs (d) objects (e) None of these

245. Information on a computer is stored as _____?

(a) Analog data (b) Digital data (c) Modem data (d) Watts data (e) None of these

246. Which of the following ports is used for connecting musical instruments to a sound card?

(a) AGP (b) USB (c) MIDI (d) SCSI (e) None of these

247. Transformation of input into output is performed by?

(a) Peripherals (b) Memory (c) Storage (d) The Input-Output unit (e) The CPU

248. When the pointer is positioned on a _____ it is shaped like a hand?

(a) grammar error (b) Hyperlink (c) Screen tip (d) Spelling tip (e) Formatting error

249. The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately ______ is used

(a) File allocation table (b) Directory (c) Sequential access (d) Direct access

(e) None of these

250. _____ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence

that humans do?

(a) Nano science (b) Nanotechnology (c) Simulation (d) Artificial Intelligence (AI)

(e) None of these

251. Virtual memory is _____?

(a) Memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as an extended RAM (b) RAM

(c) only necessary if you do not have any RAM in your diagram (d) A back up device for floppy disks

(e) None of these

252. When sending an e-mail, the _____ line describes the contents of the message?




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(a) to (b) subject (c) contents (d) CC (e) None of these

253. Which grouping do you work with when formatting text in word?

(a) Tables, paragraphs and indexes (b) Paragraphs, indexes and sections

(c) Characters, sections and paragraphs (d) Indexes, characters and tables (e) None of these

254. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk

called?

(a) Configuration (b) Download (c) Storage (d) Upload (e) Installation

255. What is back up?

(a) Adding more components to your network (b) Protecting data by copying it from the original source

to a different destination (c) Filtering old data from the new data (d) Accessing data on tape

(e) None of these

256. What is the ultimate purpose of De-fragmentation?

(a) Make the PC faster (b) Create More Free Space (c) Delete temporary files

(d) Reduce Power consumption (e) All of the above

257. The purpose of the primary key in a database is to ______?

(a) unlock the database (b) provide a map of the data (c) uniquely identify a record

(d) establish constraints on database operations (e) None of these

258. Which of the following is NOT a type of broad band internet connection?

(a) Cable (b) DSL (c) Dial-up (d) Satellite (e) None of these

259. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest _____?

(a) character, file, record, field, database (b) character, record, field, database, file

(c) character, field, record, file, database (d) Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

(e) None of these

260. What is the function of Drop cap?

(a) It does not allow capital letters to be used in the documents (b) It makes first letter of each word

capital letter in the documents (c) It lets you begin a paragraph with a large dropped initial capital

letter (d) In automatically starts all paragraphs and sentences with capital letters (e) None of these

261. _____ are lists of commands that appear on the screen?

(a) GUIs (b) Icons (c) Menus (d) Windows (e) None of these

262. For viewing video CDs, you would use _____?

(a) CD Player (b) Windows Media player (c) Windows Video player (d) Windows Movie player

(e) None of these

263. The Internet began with the development of _____?




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(a) USENET (b) ARPANET (c) Ethernet (d) Intranet (e) None of these

264. Network components are connected to the same cable in the _______ topology?

(a) star (b) ring (c) bus (d) mesh (e) None of these

265. With this type memory, large programs are divided into parts and the parts stored on a secondary

device, usually a hard disk?

(a) Flash (b) Cache (c) Virtual (d) Extended (e) None of these

266. A data warehouse is which of the following?

(a) Can be updated by the users (b) Contains numerous conventions and formats

(c) Organized around subject areas (d) Contains only current data (e) None of these

267. In MICR, C stands for?

(a) Code (b) Colour (c) Computer (d) Character (e) None of these

268. Programs from the same developer, sold bundled together, that provide better integration and share

common features, toolbars and menus are known as?

(a) Software suites (b) integrated software (c) software processing (d) personal information

(e) None of these

269. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except?

(a) Hackers (b) Spam (c) Viruses (d) Identify theft (e) None of these

270. _____ are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your

electronic thermostat?

(a) Servers (b) Embedded computers (c) Robotic computers (d) Mainframes

(e) None of these

271. In a ring topology, the computer is possession of the ____ can transmit data?

(a) packet (b) data (c) access method (d) token (e) None of these

272. The design of the network is called the network?

(a) architecture (b) server (c) transmission (d) type (e) None of these

273. Chip is a common nickname for a (n) ____?

(a) Transistor (b) Resistor (c) integrated circuit (d) semi-conductor (e) None of these

274. Granting and outside organization access to internet web pages is often implemented using a(n)?

(a) extranet (b) intranet (c) internet (d) hacker (e) None of these

275. What is gutter margin?

(a) Margin that is added to the left margin when printing (b) Margin that is added to right margin when

printing (c) Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing (d) Margin that is

added to the outside of the page when printing (e) None of these




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276. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot

erase or modify it?

(a) Floppy disk (b) Hard Disk (c) Tape Drive (d) CDROM (e) None of these

277. The programs which are as hardware and stored in ROM is known as ____?

(a) Hardware (b) Software (c) Firmware (d) ROM ware (e) None of these

278. The two basic types of record – access methods are _____?

(a) Sequential and random (b) Sequential and indexed (c) Direct and immediate

(d) On-line and real time (e) None of these

279. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are _____?

(a) More expensive (b) More portable (c) Less rigid (d) Slowly accessed (e) None of these

280. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is _____?

(a) Cylinder (b) Surface (c) Track (d) Cluster (e) None of these

281. Which of the professions has been affected by personal computers?

(a) Medical (b) Clerical and law (c) Accounting (d) All of the above (e) None of these

282. Microprocessors can be used to make ______?

(a) Computer (b) Digital systems (c) Calculators (d) All of the above (e) None of these

283. Which of the following is not available in Font spacing?

(a) Normal (b) Loosely (c) Condensed (d) Expanded (e) None of these

284. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can ____?

(a) run faster (b) go on online (c) share information and/or share peripheral equipment

(d) E-mail (e) None of these

285. COBOL is widely used in ______ applications?

(a) Commercial (b) Scientific (c) Space (d) mathematical (e) None of these

286. A result of a computer virus can not lead to _____?

(a) Disk crash (b) Mother Board crash (c) Corruption of program (d) Deletion of files

(e) None of these

287. If you need to duplicate the entire disk, which command will you use?

(a) Copy (b) Diskcopy (c) Chedsk (d) Format (e) None of these

288. Which of the following extensions suggest that the file is a backup copy ____?

(a) Bak (b) Bas (c) Com (d) Txt (e) None of these

289. A saved document is referred to as a _____?

(a) File (b) Word (c) Folder (d) Project (e) None of these




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290. ______ processing is used when a large mail-order company accumulates orders and processes them

together in one large set?

(a) Batch (b) Online (c) Real-time (d) Group (e) None of these

291. Hardware includes ____?

(a) all devices used to input data into a computer (b) sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes

(c) the computer and all the devices connected to it that are used to input and output data

(d) all devices involved in processing information including the central processing unit, memory and

storage

(e) None of these

292. Any letter, number, or symbol found on the keyboard that you can type into the computer _____?

(a) output (b) character (c) Type (d) Print (e) Font

293. When installing ______, the user must copy and usually decompress program files from a CDROM or

other medium to the hard disk?

(a) programming software (b) system hardware (c) applications hardware

(d) applications software (e) None of these

294. Application software is designed to accomplish ______?

(a) real-world tasks (b) computer-centric tasks (c) gaming tasks (d) Operating system tasks

(e) None of these

295. What is the purpose of query?

(a) Input data (b) Output data (c) Sort & filter (d) All of above (e) None of these

296. First generation computer systems used _____?

(a) Transistors (b) Vacuum Tubes (c) Both a and b (d) Resistors (e) None of these

297. Which of the following is used to indicate the location on the computer monitor?

(a) Mouse (b) Cursor (c) Both a and b (d) link (e) None of these

298. Which combination of keys needs to be pressed to make a percent percentage sign?

(a) Shift + 2 (b) Shift + 3 (c) Shift + 4 (d) Shift + 5 (e) None of these

299. _____ is known as unauthorized access into others system?

(a) Hacking (b) Encryption (c) Decryption (d) Both b and c (e) None of these

300. VIRUS stands for ___?

(a) Vital Information Recourse Under Siege (b) Vital Information Reason Under Siege

(c) Vital Information Recourse Under System (d) Virus Information Recourse Under Siege

(e) None of these

301. Which of the following can‟t spread virus?




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(a) An e-mail with attachment (b) A plain text mail (c) Downloading files over the web

(d) A Pen drive use (e) None of these

302. A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing hypothetical systems is known

as ______?

(a) Distributed processing (b) Data transmission (c) Data link (d) Data flow (e) None of these

303. „Zipping‟ a file means _____

(a) Encrypting the message (b) Compressing the message (c) Transfer the message


304. In processing cheques which of the following I/O techniques have banks traditionally followed?

(a) OCR (b) MICR (c) Barcode (d) VRT (e) None of these

305. Which of the following command is required to reboot the computer _____?

(a) CTRL+ALT+DEL (b) CTRL+ALT+TAB (c) CTRL+ALT+SHIFT (d) CTRL+SHIFT+DEL

(e) None of these

306. ATM is an example of ______?

(a) Ring topology (b) Star topology (c) Bus topology (d) All of these (e) None of these

307. ____ are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use?

(a) Control words (b) Reserved words (c) Reserved Keys (d) Control structures

(e) None of these

308. In order to access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a _____?

(a) Terminal (b) Node (c) Desktop (d) Handheld (e) None of these

309. A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific _____ on the Web?

(a) Web browser (b) PDA (c) Website (d) Link (e) None of these

310. Reusable optical storage typically has the acronym?

(a) CD (b) RW (c) DVD (d) ROM (e) None of these

311. Personal computers can be connected together to form a ____?

(a) Server (b) Supercomputer (c) Enterprise (d) Network (e) None

312. A _____ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm?

(a) Syntax (b) Programming language (c) Programming structure (d) logic chart (e) None of these

313. Quicktime, Realone and Shockwave are among the most popular Web browser _____?

(a) Plug-ins (b) Cookies (c) Cascading style sheets (d) Search engines (e) Security tools

314. Hard disk drives are considered ____ storage.

(a) Flash (b) Non-volatile (c) Temporary (d) Non-permanent (e) None of these

315. The _____ tells the computer how to use its components




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(a) Utility (b) Network (c) Operating system (d) Application program (e) None of these

316. Transformation of input into output is performed by _____?

(a) Peripherals (b) Memory (c) Storage (d) The input-output unit (e) The CPU

317. A collection of programs t hat controls how your computer system runs and processes information is

called _____?

(a) Operating system (b) Computer (c) Office (d) Compiler (e) Interpreter

318. The „brains‟ of the computer which executes the instructions, is called the ____?

(a) CPU (b) RAM (c) Motherboard (d) System unit (e) None of these

319. The Principle advantage of adding memory to a printer is to increase ____?

(a) Resolution (b) Print Speed (c) Number of colors in output (d) DPI

(e) None of these

320. The „IC‟ Chip, used in computers, is made of _____

(a) Chromium (b) Iron oxide (c) Silica (d) Silicon (e) None of these

321. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

(a) Magnetic core (b) Semiconductor (c) Magnetic tape (d) Both semiconductor and magnetic tape

(e) None of these

322. Which of the following memories not needs refresh?

(a) SRAM (b) DRAM (c) ROM (d) all of the above (e) None of these

323. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

(a) Magnetic tape (b) Magnetic disk (c) Optical disk (d) All of these (e) None of these

324. A (n) ____ is text that you want printed at the bottom of the page?

(a) Header (b) Endnote (c) Footnote (d) Footer (e) None of these

325. A _____ includes the file name and possibly a directory or folder?

(a) File information packet (b) file button (c) file directory (d) file specification (e) None of these

326. Pressing F8 key for three times selects _____?

(a) A word (b) A sentence (c) A paragraph (d) Entire document (d) None of these

327. Which is not necessary when using bar codes in supermarkets?

(a) Point-of sale (POS) terminal (b) Check digit on the bar code (c) Price on the shelf

(d) Price on the goods (e) None of these

328. How many columns can you insert in a word document in maximum?


329. The OSI model is divided into ______ processes called layers?

(a) Five (b) Six (c) Seven (d) Eight (e) None of these




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330. ______ servers store and manage files for network users?

(a) Authentication (b) Main (c) Web (d) File (e) None of these

331. Programs from the same developer, sold bundles together, that provide better integration and share

common features, toolbars and menus are known as ____?

(a) Software suits (b) Integrated software packages (c) Software processing package

(d) Personal information managers (e) None of these

332. In a ring topology, the computers in possession of the ____ can transmit data?

(a) Packet (b) Data (c) Access method (d) Token (e) None of these

333. Which part of a Database that holds only one type of information?

(a) Report (b) Field (c) Record (d) File (e) None of these

334. A computer cannot “Boot” if it does not have the _____?

(a) Compiler (b) Loader (c) Operating system (d) Assembler (e) Interpreter

335. Which of the following cables support the highest bandwidth and faster transmission rate?

(a) Twisted pair cable (b) Coaxial cable (c) Open wire cable (d) Fiber optic cable

(e) None of these

336. The computer code for interchange of information between terminals is ____?

(a) ASCII (b) BCD (c) BCDIC (d) Hollerith (e) None of these

337. Magnetic disk a medium known as _____

(a) Serial access (b) Direct Access (c) Sequential access (d) Sequential and rotational access

(e) None of these

338. An octal number 237 is equal to the binary number?

(a) 010 011 111 (b) 010 111 011 (c) 011 101 101 (d) 011 000 001 (e) None of these

339. What is the maximum font size you can apply for any character?


340. The following are all computing devices, except _____?

(a) Notebook computers (b) Cellular telephones (c) digital scanners

(d) personal digital assistants (e) None of these

341. Errors in computer results could be due to ____?

(a) Encoding of data (b) Transmission of data (c) Manipulation of data (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

342. For reproducing sound, a CD (Compact disc) audio player uses a _____?

(a) Quartz crystal (b) Titanium needle (c) Laser beam (d) Barium titanium ceramic

(e) None of these




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343. Which of the following circuit is used as a „Memory device‟ in computers?

(a) Rectifier (b) Flip-Flop (c) Comparator (d) Attenuator (e) None of these

344. A program written in a high level language is referred to as _____?

(a) Source code (b) Object code (c) Machine code (d) assembly code (e) None of these

345. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except ____

(a) Hackers (b) Spam (c) Viruses (d) Identify theft (e) None of these

346. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of

(a) Speed (b) Accuracy (c) Reliability (d) Cost (e) None of these

347. IBM 7000 digital computer

(a) Belongs to second generation (b) Uses VLSI (c) Employs semi conductor memory

(d) Has modular constructions (e) none of these

348. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called


349. One computer that is not considered a portable computer is

(a) Minicomputer (b) A laptop computer (c) Micro computer (d) All of these

(e) None of these

350. Who invented the microprocessor?

(a) Marcian E Huff (b) Herman H Goldstein (c) Joseph Jacquard (d) All of the above

(d) None of these

351. Which of the following required large computer memory

(a) Imaging (b) Graphics (c) Voice (d) All of the above (e) None of these

352. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

(a) Genetics (b) Control and communications (c) Molecular biology (d) Biochemistry

(e) None of these

353. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Motley and Accrete called ENIAC did not

work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?


354. The first electronic computer in the world was

(a) UNIVAC (b) EDVAC (c) ENIAC (d) All of above (e) None of these

355. Microprocessors can be used to make

(a) Computer (b) Digital systems (c) Calculators (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

356. Symbolic logic was discovered by




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(a) George Boole (b) Herman Hollerith (c) Van Neumann (d) Basic Pascal

(e) None of these

357. Number cruncher is the informal name for

(a) Minicomputer (b) Supercomputer (c) Micro computer (d) Mainframe computer

(e) None of these

358. In the IBM PC – At, what do the words AT stands for

(a) Additional Terminals (b) Advance Technology (c) Applied Technology

(d) Advance Technology (e) None of these

359. A hybrid computer

(a) Resembles digital computer (b) Resembles analog computer (c) Resembles both a digital and

analog computer (d) None of the above (e) None of these

360. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of ….or…. media with varying capacities.

(a) Memory or video (b) magnetic or optical (c) optical or memory (d) video or magnetic

(e) None of these

361. What is meant by a dedicated computer?

(a) Which is used by one person only (b) Which is assigned one and only one task

(c) Which uses one kind of software (d) which is meant for application software

(e) None of these

362. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

(a) Parallel only (b) Sequentially only (c) Both sequentially (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

363. Modern computer are very reliable but they are not

(a) Fast (b) Powerful (c) Infallible (d) Cheap (e) None of these

364. ______ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence

that humans do.

(a) Nanoscience (b) Nanotechnology (c) Simulation (d) Artificial intelligence (AI)

(e) None of these

365. _____ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.

(a) Serves (b) Supercomputers (c) Laptops (d) Mainframes (e) None of these

366. For optical fibre used in the point to point transmission, the repeater spacing is

(a) 10 – 100 km (b) 2 – 10 km (c) 1 – 10 km (d) 100 – 1000km (e) None of these

367. Favourites are accessible from the ______ menu

(a) Start (b) Title (c) Stop (d) Menu (e) None of these




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368. Which of the following in an objective of multi programmes operation system?

(a) To maximize CPU utilization (b) To minimize turnaround time

(c) To minimize response time (d) Both (1) and (2) (e) None of these

369. HUB is

(a) Layer 1 device (b) central device (c) dumb device (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

370. Which of the following technique is used in high speed modem?

(a) PCM (b) FDM (c) TDM (d) QAM (e) None of these

371. Frame Relay technique uses

(a) Circuit oriented (b) connection oriented (c) message switching

(d) Hybrid switching (e) None of these

372. Which encoding type always has a non – zero average amplitude?

(a) Unipolar (b) multi – polar (c) bipolar (d) all of the above (e) none of these

373. In a SONET system, ______ can remove signals from a path.

(a) An STS multiplier (b) a regenerator (c) an add / drop multipliers (d) a repeater

(e) None of these

374. The server on the internet is also known as _____

(a) Repeater (b) Host (c) Gateway (d) AND Gate (e) None of these

375. The binary values are represented by two different frequencies in

(a) Amplitude shift keying (b) Frequency shift keying (c) phase – shift keying

(d) Time period (e) none of these

376. Which of the following has been created by research facility of Digital electronic Corporation of USA?

(a) Yahoo! (b) Alta Vista (c) Web Crawler (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

377. Which of the following search engines continuously sends out that starts on an homepage of a server

and pursue links stepwise?

(a) Spiders (b) packets (c) Cookies (d) Paddle (e) None of these

378. Artificial Intelligence can be used in every sphere of life because of its

(a) Ability of work in hazardous places (b) Ability of think like human beings

(c) Ability of work in artificial environments (d) All of the above (e) None of these

379. Electronic fund transfer is the exchange of money

(a) From one place to another (b) From one account to another (c) From one bank to another





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380. Assembly language programs are written using

(a) Hex code (b) Mnemonics (c) ASCII Code (d) CTZ ALT (e) None of these

381. A stored link to a web page, in order to have a quick and easy access to it later, is called

(a) WP – link (b) Book mark (c) Field (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

382. Which of the following is not a standard MS Office Edition?

(a) CE (b) standard (c) Advanced (d) Professional (e) None of these

383. Which of the following is single user computer with many features and good processing power?

(a) Workstation (b) Minicomputer (c) Microcomputer (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

384. A process known as ____ is used by large retailers to study trends.

(a) Data selection (b) POS (c) Data mining (d) Data conversion (e) none of these

385. Which of the following does not form a part of CPU?

(a) Control unit (b) Hard disk (c) Memory (d) All of the above (e) None of these

386. A computer based information system is

(a) A system in which a computer is used to process data to get information (b) Developing data

(c) Performing complex mathematical calculations (d) Data is put into the computer for processing

(e) None of these

387. The time between program input and output is called

(a) Execution (b) Turnaround time (c) Waiting time (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

388. Which of the following statements is true with respect of VSAT?

(a) Usage is restricted to geographical boundaries

(b) Very high cost due to the usage of fiber optic cables

(c) Though quality of data is high, it does not support high bandwidth

(d) It operates in two frequency bands namely Ku and C

(e) None of these

389. MIME is

(a) A transport agent for E – mail (b) An interface between the mail client and the web server

(c) A compressor that packages different formats into SMTP compatible type


390. Which of the following is wrong?

(a) Clients can store information (b) Wan is faster than LAN




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(c) Serves only provide network resources (d) Peer to peer networks have poor securing

(e) None of these

391. Which of the memory is fastest?

(a) Auxiliary (b) Buffer (c) Hard disk (d) Optical drive (e) None of these

392. The CPU and memory are located on the:

(a) Expansion board (b) Motherboard (c) Storage device (d) Output device

(e) None of these

393. Which of the following chooses correct data path for an incoming message and forwards it to relevant

line?

(a) Remote concentrator (b) Message switcher (c) Front end processor

(d) Demux (e) None of these

394. Which of these biometric tools use thermal sensors along with infrared rays for identification?

(a) Key stroke dynamics (b) Iris / Retinal scan (c) Speech recognition

(d) Fingerprint scanning (e) None of these

395. A Bridge recognize addresses of

(a) Layer 1 (b) Layer 2 (c) Layer 3 (d) All of the above (e) None of these

396. „TIF‟ extension name stands of

(a) Tagged image format (b) Tag improve format (c) Tied image format

(d) Time Image frame (e) None of these

397. In programming languages the keyboard “Void” mean it

(a) Does not return any value when finished (b) Does returns values when finished

(c) Automatically restarts (d) Both (1) and (2) (e) None of these

398. Internet is

(a) A complex system (b) Decentralized system (c) Dynamic system


399. What do you need to put your web page on the WWW?

(a) a connection to internet (b) a web browser (c) A web server (d) All of the above

(e) None of these

400. MS - Excel is also known as

(a) Calculator (b) Worksheet (c) Spread sheet (d) Either (b) or (c)

(e) None of these

401. The instruction of a program which is currently being executed are stored in

(a) Secondary memory (b) Main memory (c) Read only memory (d) WORM




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(e) None of these

402. Fibre optics cable supports data rate up to

(a) 10 mbps to 2 gbps (b) 2 gbps to 4 gbps (c) 100 mbps to 10 gbps

(d) 10 gbps to 100 gbps (e) none of these

403. In a computer network, a computer that can control a group of other computers for sharing

information as well as hardware utilities is known as

(a) Client (b) Hub (c) Switch (d) Server (e) Control panel

404. Which of the following should be defined as a numeric field?

(a) Telephone number (b) Zip code (c) Both (1) and (2) (d) Personnel data

(e) None of these

405. In shell Programming, which of the following command is used for character translation?

(a) tr (b) dd (c) grep (d) sed (e) None of these

406. Most important advantage of an IC is its

a) Easy replacement in case of circult failure b) Extremely high reliability c) Reduced cost

d) Low powers consumption e) None of these

407. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

a) Control Unit and Registers b) Registers and Main Memory c) Control unit and ALU

d) ALU and bus e) None of these

408. Different components in the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical

conducting lines. What are these lines called?

a) Conductors b) Buses c) Connectors d) Consectives e) None of these

409. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

a) Direct access b) Sequential access c) 1 & 2 d) All of the above e) None of these

410. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

a) Read/write leads b) Sectors c) Track d) Lower surface e) None of these

411. Hard disk is coated in both side above

a) Magnetic metallic oxide b) Optical metallic oxide c) Carbon layer d) All of these

e) None of these

412. Binary circuit elements have

a) One stable state b) Two stable state c) Three stable state d) All of the above e) None of these

413. Microprocessors can be used to make

a) Computers b) Digital systems c) Calculators d) All of the above e) None of these

414. A characteristic of card systems




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a) Slowness in processing data b) Using cards as records of transaction

c) Needing a larger DP staff d) All of the above e) None of these

415. The speed of minicomputer is

a) 1 (MIPS) b) 2 (MIPS) c) 100 (MIPS) d) 1000 (MIPS) e) None of these

416. Which of the following is NOT a hardware of a computer?

a) Monitor b) Key Board c) Windows d) Central Processing Unit e) Mouse

417. Most of the commonly available personal computers/laptops have a keyboard popularly known as

a) QWERTY b) QOLTY c) ALTER d) UCLIF e) None of these

418. A hardcopy of a file created on a computer refers to data

a) saved on a floppy disk b) printed on a printer c) backed up on a taper drive

d) sent as an e-mail e) None of these

419. When you quicky press and release the left mouse button twice, you are ___.

a) Primary – clicking b) Pointing c) Double – clicking d) Secondary – clicking e) None of these

420. ___ processed data which is also called brain of the computer

a) Motherboard b) Memory c) RAM d) Central Processing Unit (CPU) e) None of these

421. A series 100 POST error code indicates a problem with the

a) hard drive b) ram or rom c) system board d) video adapter e) None of these

422. The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to the CPU is

known as ___

a) clock speed b) a processing cycle c) CPU speed d) access time e) None of these

423. ___ is when the more power hungry components, such as the monitor and hard drive, are put in idle:

a) Hibernation b) Power down c) Standby mode d) The shutdown procedure e) None of these

424. Hard disk drives are considered ___ storage

a) Flash b) Nonvolatile c) Temporary d) Non permanent e) None of these

425. The most common input devices are the ___ and the ___

a) microphone, printer b) scanner, monitor c) digital camera, speakers

d) Keyboard, mouse e) None of these

426. What are the two types of output devices?

a) Monitor and printer b) Storage disk (floopy, CD) c) Key board and Mouse

d) Window 2000, Windows e) None of these

427. Every compontent of your computer is either ___

a) hardware or software b) software or CPU/RAM c) application software or system software

d) input devices or output devices e) None of these




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428. The ___ performs simple mathematics for the CPU.

a) ALU b) DIMM C) BUS d) Register e) None of these

429. Recusable optical storage will typically have the acronym ___

a) CD b) RW c) DVD d) ROM e) None of these

430. You can use the tab key to

a) move a cursor across the screen b) indent a paragraph c) move the cursor down the screen

d) Only (1) and (2) e) None of these

431. The best reason that a computer needs to have a hard disk is because

a) it can then use the same programs as other computers b) it would not work without one

c) it can store information when it is switched off d) it can store information while it is working

e) None of these

432. What is name of the logic circuit which can add two can add two binary digits

a) half adder b) full adder c) parallel adder d) serial adder e) None of these

433. The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called

a) Bandwidth b) Interlacing c) Response time d) Scanning e) Maximum speed

434. Data going into the computer is called

a) output b) algorithm c) input d) calculations e) flowchart

435. Transformation of input into output is performed by

a) Peripherals b) Memory c) Storage d) The input-Output unit e) The CPU

436. A ___, is an electronic device that process data, converting it into information

a) Processor b) Computers c) Case d) Stylus e) None of these

437. Codes consisting of bars or lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readble are known as

__

a) an ASCII code b) a magnetic tape c) an OCR scanner d) a bar code e) None of these

438. When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice, you are ___

a) Primary-clicking b) Pointing c) Double-clicking d) Secondary-clicking e) None of these

439. The ___ key and the ___ key can be used in the combination with other keys to perform shortcuts

and special tasks.

a) Control, Alt b) Function, toggle c) Delete, insert d) Caps Lock, Num Lock

e) None of these

440. What is the full form of USB as used in computer related activites?

a) Universal Security Block b) Ultra Serial Block c) United Service Block

d) Universal Serial Bus e) None of these




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441. To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a ___ which is

connected to a monitor and other devices.

a) bay b) docking station c) port d) network e) None of these

442. ___ Keyboards are more compact and generally have fewer keys

a) Laptop b) Windows c) Macintosh d) QWERTY e) None of these

443. A ___ allows you to capture sound waves and transfer them to digital format on your computer

a) speaker b) microphone c) keyboard d) stylus e) None of these

444. ___ Printers have tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an linked ribbon

a) Inkjet b) Impact c) Nonimpact d) Laser Moderate e) None of these

445. Inkjets printers and laswer printers are examples of ___ printers

a) nonimpact b) impact c) dot-matrix d) thermal e) None of these

446. ___ are large printers used to produce oversize pictures that require precise continous lines, such as

maps and architectural plans

a) Dot-matrix printers b) Thermal printers c) Multifunction printers D) Plotters

e) None of these

447. The two kinds of main memory are

a) Primary and secondary b) Random and sequential c) ROM and RAM d) All of above

e) None of these

448. which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?

a) It will add to the content of the location b) It will change the address of the memory location

c) It will erase the previous content d) It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location

e) None of these

449. A storage area used to store data to compensate for the difference in speed at which the different

units can handle data is

a) Memory b) Buffer c) Accumulator d) Address e) None of these

450. To locate a data item for storage is

a) Field b) Feed c) Database d) Fetch e) None of these

451. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is

a) Delay time b) Real time c) Execution time d) Down time e) None of these

452. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a resident package

a) CPU b) Memory c) Buffer d) ALU e) None of these

453. Memory that cannot be processed directly by CPU is

a) Internal Memory b) External Memory c) Cache Memory d) System Memory e) None of these




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454. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be

a) 216 b) 65.536 c) 64k d) Any of the above e) None of these

455. DVD stands for

a) Digital Versatile Disk b) Digital Video Disk c) Both (1) and (2) d) Optical Storage

e) None of these

456. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is

a) Large b) Cheap c) Fast d) Slow e) None of these

457. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?

a) Random access memory b) Action method c) Transfer method d) Density method

e) None of these

458. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?

a) ROM b) RAM c) EPROM d) None of above e) None of these

459. Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?

a) Cache memory b) Magnetic bubble memory c) Magnetic core memory d) RAM

e) None of these

460. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

a) 2 byte b) 32 byte c) 4 byte d) 8 byte e) None of these

461. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

a) Process control b) ALU c) Register Unit d) Process description e) None of these

462. Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known

a) Memory map b) Memory protection c) Memory management d) Memory instruction

e) None of these

463. A type of core store that has a lower access time than the devices used for working store in the same

processor is known as

a) Core memory b) Buffer c) Fast core d) Address register e) None of these

464. Which of the following is form of semi conductor memory in which it is possible to change the

contents of selected memory locations by applying suitable electrical signals?

a) CAM b) ROM c) EPROM d) Abacus e) None of these

465. A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk

permanently is

a) Fixed disk b) Disk cartridge c) Card punch d) Card reader e) None of these

466. A memory that is capable of determining whether a given datum is contained in one of its address is

a) ROM b) PROM c) CAM d) RAM e) None of these




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467. A method of implementing a memory management system is

a) Buddy system b) Bridgeware c) Broadband coaxial system d) All of the above

e) None of these

468. A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor embedded

within it is

a) Punched paper tape b) Chip card c) Card punch d) Magnetic tape e) None of these

469. The use of spooler programs and/or …. Hardware allows personal computer operators to do the

processing work at the same time a printing operation is in progress

a) Registered mails b) Memory c) CPU d) Buffer e) None of these

470. Which chips using special external equipment can reprogram

a) ROM b) PROM c) SAM d) RAM e) None of these

471. Interface electronic circuit is used ot interconnect I/O devices to a computer‟s CPU or

a) ALU b) Memory c) Buffer d) Register e) None of these

472. ___ storage media stores data on magnetically sensitive material

a) optical b) magnetic c) floppy disk d) All of the above e) None of these

473. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?

a) RAM b) ROM c) ERAM d) RW/RAM e) None of these

474. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have … of RAM.

a) 4 kb b) 16 k c) 64 k d) 256 k e) None of these

475. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the

CPU?

a) Mass memory b) Internal memory c) Non-volatile memory d) PROM e) None of these

476. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

a) Keyboard b) Disk c) ALU d) All of the above e) None of these

477. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is … and storage is …

a) Temporary, permanent b) Permanent, temperarory c) Slow, fast d) All of above

e) None of these

478. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the

next instruction is located?

a) Memory address register b) Memory data register c) Instruction register

d) Program counter e) None of these

479. How many address lines are needed to address each memory location in a 2048 × 4 memory chip?

a) 10 b) 11 c) 8 d) 12 e) None of these




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480. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured

a) ROM b) RAM c) PROM d) EPROM e) None of these

481. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold contional, are known as

a) PC b) Memory address registers c) General purpose register d) Flags

e) None of these

482. The two basic types of record access methods are

a) Sequential and random b) Sequential and indexed c) Direct and immediate

d) Online and real time e) None of these

483. Which of the following memories needs refresh?

a) SRAM b) DRAM c) ROM d) All of above e) None of these

484. Access time is

a) seek time + latency time b) seek time c) seek time – latency time

d) latency time e) None of these

485. Seek time is

a) Time to position the head over proper track b) time to position the head over proper sector

c) Time to position the head over proper cylinder d) All of the above e) None of these

486. A number or number used to identify a storage location devices?

a) A byte b) A record c) An address d) All of the above e) None of these

487. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?

a) Memory address registers b) Memory data registers c) Instruction register

d) Program counter e) None of these

488. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off iss referred to as

a) Volatile storage b) non-volatile storage c) sequential storage d) direct storage

e) None of these

489. The person contribution the idea of the stored program was

a) John Neumann b) Charles Babbage c) Howard Alken d) Daniel Thomas e) Dennis Ritenie

490. Which of the following refers to the memory in your computer?

a) RAM b) DSL c) USB d) LAN e) CPU

491. ___ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up

does not get erased when the power is turned off.

a) The network Interface Card (NIC) b) The CPU c) RAM d) ROM e) None of these

492. ___ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion

a) A process b) Software c) Storage d) Information e) None of these




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493. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called

a) programming b) processing c) storing d) organizing e) None of these

494. The octal equivalent of 43 is

a) 81 b) 72 c) 53 d) 10 e) None of these

495. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made

up of a unique combination of

a) eight bytes b) eight kilobytes c) eight characters d) eight bits e) None of these

496. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a

a) megabyte b) byte c) kilobyte d) gigabyte e) None of these

497. A ___ is approximately a million bytes

a) gigabyte b) kilobyte c) megabyte d) terabyte e) None of these

498. The binary language consists of ___ digit(s)

a) 8 b) 2 c) 1,000 d) 1 e) None of these

499. All modern computer operate on

a) Information b) Floppies c) Data d) Word e) None of these

500. Instructions and memory address are represented by

a) Character code b) Binary code c) Binary word d) Parity word e) None of these

Answer Key

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (d)

16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (d) 21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (a)

30. (d) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (e) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (d) 41. (c) 42. (c) 43. (a)

44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (b) 51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (d)

58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (d) 61. (b) 62. (b) 63. (a) 64. (b) 65. (d) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (d) 69. (b) 70. (d) 71. (d)

72. (a) 73. (c) 74. (c) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (a) 80. (a) 81. (d) 82. (d) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (c)

86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (d) 89. (c) 90. (c) 91. (a) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (b) 99. (d)

100. (c) 101. (d) 102. (d) 103. (d) 104. (a) 105. (b) 106. (d) 107. (c) 108. (d) 109. (d) 110. (c) 111. (e)

112. (c) 113. (c) 114. (d) 115. (d) 116. (d) 117. (d) 118. (b) 119. (b) 120. (b) 121. (c) 122. (a) 123. (b)

124. (b) 125. (e) 126. (b) 127. (d) 128. (a) 129. (a) 130. (e) 131. (c) 132. (a) 133. (a) 134. (c) 135. (b)

136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (c) 139. (e) 140. (c) 141. (c) 142. (b) 143. (c) 144. (b) 145. (b) 146. (d) 147. (d)

148. (a) 149. (c) 150. (a) 151. (b) 152. (d) 153. (e) 154. (b) 155. (a) 156. (b) 157. (c) 158. (c) 159. (b)




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160. (a) 161. (b) 162. (c) 163. (c) 164. (b) 165. (b) 166. (a) 167. (c) 168. (a) 169. (b) 170. (b) 171. (b)

172. (c) 173. (a) 174. (e) 175. (e) 176. (e) 177. (d) 178. (d) 179. (d) 180. (d) 181. (c) 182. (b) 183. (d)

184. (a) 185. (d) 186. (d) 187. (b) 188. (c) 189. (d) 190. (a) 191. (d) 192. (b) 193. (a) 194. (a) 195. (a)

196. (b) 197. (c) 198. (d) 199. (a) 200. (b) 201. (c) 202. (a) 203. (b) 204. (a) 205. (b) 206. (c) 207. (b)

208. (c) 209. (d) 210. (c) 211. (a) 212. (d) 213. (a) 214. (c) 215. (c) 216. (d) 217. (c) 218. (c) 219. (c)

220. (a) 221. (d) 222. (a) 223. (d) 224. (b) 225. (b) 226. (d) 227. (c) 228. (d) 229. (a) 230. (b) 231. (d)

232. (c) 233. (a) 234. (b) 235. (d) 236. (d) 237. (c) 238. (a) 239. (a) 240. (d) 241. (d) 242. (d) 243. (a)

244. (b) 245. (b) 246. (c) 247. (e) 248. (b) 249. (a) 250. (d) 251. (b) 252. (b) 253. (a) 254. (e) 255. (b)

256. (c) 257. (b) 258. (c) 259. (c) 260. (c) 261. (c) 262. (b) 263. (b) 264. (a) 265. (c) 266. (c) 267. (d)

268. (a) 269. (d) 270. (b) 271. (d) 272. (a) 273. (c) 274. (a) 275. (c) 276. (d) 277. (c) 278. (a) 279. (a)

280. (d) 281. (d) 282. (d) 283. (b) 284. (c) 285. (a) 286. (b) 287. (b) 288. (a) 289. (a) 290. (a) 291. (d)

292. (b) 293. (a) 294. (d) 295. (d) 296. (b) 297. (b) 298. (d) 299. (a) 300. (c) 301. (b) 302. (d) 303. (b)

304. (b) 305. (a) 306. (b) 307. (b) 308. (c) 309. (d) 310. (b) 311. (d) 312. (b) 313. (a) 314. (b) 315. (c)

316. (e) 317. (a) 318. (a) 319. (b) 320. (d) 321. (c) 322. (b) 323. (e) 324. (d) 325. (c) 326. (b) 327. (c)

328. (b) 329. (c) 330. (d) 331. (a) 332. (d) 333. (b) 334. (c) 335. (d) 336. (a) 337. (a) 338. (a) 339. (b)

340. (c) 341. (d) 342. (c) 343. (b) 344. (a) 345. (b) 346. (b) 347. (c) 348. (a) 349. (a) 350. (a) 351. (d)

352. (b) 353. (b) 354. (c) 355. (d) 356. (a) 357. (b) 358. (b) 359. (c) 360. (b) 361. (b) 362. (c) 363. (c)

364. (d) 365. (b) 366. (a) 367. (a) 368. (a) 369. (d) 370. (d) 371. (b) 372. (a) 373. (c) 374. (b) 375. (b)

376. (b) 377. (a) 378. (b) 379. (b) 380. (b) 381. (b) 382. (c) 383. (a) 384. (c) 385. (e) 386. (a) 387. (a)

388. (d) 389. (c) 390. (b) 391. (b) 392. (b) 393. (b) 394. (b) 395. (c) 396. (a) 397. (a) 398. (d) 399. (d)

400. (d) 401. (b) 402. (a) 403. (d) 404. (c) 405. (a) 406. (b) 407. (c) 408. (b) 409. (c) 410. (a) 411. (a)

412. (b) 413. (d) 414. (d) 415. (a) 416. (c) 417. (a) 418. (b) 419. (c) 420. (d) 421. (c) 422. (d) 423. (c)

424. (b) 425. (d) 426. (a) 427. (a) 428. (a) 429. (d) 430. (d) 431. (b) 432. (a) 433. (a) 434. (c) 435. (e)

436. (b) 437. (d) 438. (c) 439. (a) 440. (d) 441. (b) 442. (a) 443. (b) 444. (b) 445. (a) 446. (d) 447. (c)

448. (c) 449. (b) 450. (d) 451. (c) 452. (b) 453. (b) 454. (b) 455. (a) 456. (c) 457. (a) 458. (b) 459. (a)

460. (c) 461. (d) 462. (b) 463. (d) 464. (c) 465. (b) 466. (c) 467. (a) 468. (a) 469. (d) 470. (b) 471. (b)

472. (b) 473. (b) 474. (d) 475. (b) 476. (b) 477. (a) 478. (d) 479. (b) 480. (a) 481. (c) 482. (a) 483. (b)

484. (a) 485. (a) 486. (c) 487. (c) 488. (b) 489. (a) 490. (a) 491. (c) 492. (d) 493. (b) 494. (c) 495. (d)

496. (b) 497. (c) 498. (b) 499. (c) 500. (b)

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